This tutorial will show you how to access data from the web using some python scripts (don’t worry, you will only have to copy and paste) and get them into QGIS. We will then create some maps and hopefully they will be fun and useful!
So we will consider a few ways of getting data from the web. But for this we will need to be using some python.
QGIS provides a built-in console where you can type python commands and get the result. This console is a great way to learn scripting and also to do quick data processing. Open the Python Console by going to Plugins > Python Console:
This will open a window, where you can paste the Python code into. But first I will describe each bit of code, and talk about what it means and what you would have to change, if you wanted to make this relevant for you.